Songwriting Advice
How to Write Mbaqanga Songs
You want a song that makes people clap their hands, sway their hips and sing the chorus back in the taxi home. Mbaqanga is the music th...
How to Write Dark Wave Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel like a rainy neon night in a slow motion music video. You want words that are spare and strange. You want ima...
Neoclassical New-Age Songwriting Advice
As a songwriter, you're likely no stranger to the allure of neoclassical new-age music. Characterized by its lush, orchestral soundscap...
How to Write Vocal Jazz Songs
You want songs that feel like a late night set at a smoky club and like a message left on your ex s machine at 3 a m all at once. Vocal...
Alexandra Fordham, Bookings Manager at Ford Models, Inc. Contact Details
As a musician, getting your foot in the door with top industry professionals can be a daunting task. Alexandra Fordham, Bookings Manage...
Nick Drake - Pink Moon Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Short version You want to learn how a tiny, almost whisper quiet song can feel like a punch to the solar plexus. You want to steal tech...
How to Write Lyrics About Identity crisis
So you are standing on the emotional border between who you were and who everyone expects you to be. You have questions. You have outfi...
How to Write Conscious Hip Hop Lyrics
Want your bars to spark conversation and not just head nods? Conscious hip hop is music with a brain and a backbone. It wants people to...
Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Townes Van Zandt wrote songs like he was smuggling truth across the border: small, sharp, and impossible to forget. Pancho and Lefty is...
How to Write Chap Hop Songs
Chap Hop is the genre that politely tipped its hat to hip hop then clocked it with a walking cane for daring to be loud. If you imagine...